Dede is a 36 year-old Indonesian fisherman with a rare medical condition that had baffled local doctors for nearly 20 years. With life-threatening, horrific branch-like growths covering his body, hands and feet, Dede was unable to pick up his children as they grew up and has been able to exist because of the kindness and care shown by his extended family in a rural fishing village. But Dede longs to lead a normal life and hopes for a cure from modern medicine. Today, Dede has undergone surgery to remove most of the growths. HALF MAN, HALF TREE takes us to the beginning of Dede’s journey of hope, from when Dr Gaspari first learnt of his condition to the investigation of possible treatments.
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